Saturday 20 October 2012

Friday night with SCARPA

Well Friday nights are always good nights with Oceans Resort Hotel, it is our chance to let our hair down and enjoy each others company, say farewell to the week and welcome with open arms the weekend.  YAY.
The new wine rack in our restaurant, make your pick and let us serve you
Tonight was no different, BUT we were toasting and breaking in the new bar at Oceans and also welcoming the band SCARPA.  Where should we start?
The new bar says farewell to the round bar (a bone of contention since we arrived), it welcomes in a friendly and intimate place to dine, it welcomes a new wine selection and it welcomes a new bar area (sort of).  What hasn't changed is the friendly welcome, the fantastic food and smiles from our staff.  Tonight was the first night we got to see it in action.
The new light well that is a part of our new restaurant.  glowing:)
Again, we have to thank three people in particular for our new bar; Lew Price, who provided all of the glass and perspex with a speed that left whiplash!  Brian Keane, who did all our new electrical work with new lights and moving stuff around and then our favourite group of builders, Building Works with Brendan Lindsay.  If you need building work done around the coast or Whangarei then these are the guys, friendly and do a fabulous, detailed job and do exactly what they say they will but better than you would think or imagine.
I want to get some better pictures to show you all so will have to do another blog with those added.

The band SCARPA at Oceans = Awesome
Another thing that was new tonight was the band SCARPA.  Amazing band that we want back at Oceans as soon as possible!  For anyone looking at having a function, wedding, event where they are requiring a band, hand on heart you will not regret getting these guys.  WOW!!!  Everyone was up dancing and singing along,  We even took the photo's and loaded against youtube so you can judge for yourself.

There are of course heaps of people that make Oceans Resort Hotel such a special place to work, stay, eat, greet, meet and relax.  They are our locals who where out to support and have a look around the new bar/restaurant and of course our staff!  I have to say I am a very lucky manager to have such a fabulous team around me, it makes coming to work a joy.  So on a personal note to the team, thank you.  On a personal note to our guests, thank you.  On a personal note to the reader, thank you.  There wouldn't be one thank you without the others:)

Tutukaka has talent!

Our New Wine Select
Well it has been a while since putting fingers to keys, as always much has and much is happening here in Tutukaka and at Oceans Resort Hotel.  Quick run down on the facts.

We have new faces in the team!  As has been said before and will be said again, we are a small, happy and friendly team and welcoming new team members is always a warm experience.  Next time I will introduce you to some of them.


Our new light bar
We have a new Bar and Restaurant layout, with a comfortable Lounge Bar with Big Screen TV to watch the games (tonight is again another night of rugby), an intimate dinning area and a club bar.  In winter you could sit by the fire with a glass of red, in summer sit in the terraced bar and watch the boats coming and going.

We also have something else which is rather exciting, at the moment we are a week away from launching it but will give the readers a fair hint .......... Rumble.



The very talented Mr. Steve Moase
We are preparing for the first weddings of the season, (I still have a very romantic side that just loves our weddings and being apart of such a special day)




preparing for Tutukaka's got talent
Tomorrow we welcome back the youth of Tutukaka in the final of Tutukaka's got talent.  And boy oh boy do we have some talent in the young people around here.  If you have some time tomorrow pop on down around 3pm and watch the final.  We will be posting photo's up of the winners on our website.


Nikki Shields
Nikki at Tutukaka's got talent


Don't forget that at the end of the month, last Sunday of each month, is the Tutukaka Markets, hosted by Oceans Resort Hotel, rain or shine we sell local to you.





Sarah and Steve Shields
Steve and I look forward to welcoming you
Way to much to be reporting on really and slap on the hand to me for having not been doing so, your emails were read and apologies given.  Now I have the twitch to show off again about where I live and what I do so watch out, polish your glasses, rub the sleep from your eyes, book mark the page and prepare to read.  Fair warning that you may have a tinge of green every now and then whilst reading, this is perfectly normal and will settle down in time.  Jealously is the cause of this and if symptom persist, please see your travel agent or book your stay as soon as possible.:)  Though not contagious it can become debilitating if not seen to.